The Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi has issued a revised schedule for the intermediate exams originally planned for May 28, which are now postponed due to a public holiday in observance of Youm-e-Takbeer.
As per the new timetable, exams for the Science Pre-Medical and Science General groups will now be held on Friday, May 30.
Botany Paper I—for both old and new course repeaters—will take place as originally scheduled on May 30, from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM.
Additionally, English (Normal) Paper I and English (Advanced) Paper I for repeat candidates have been rescheduled to May 30, and will be held from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
The Board has confirmed that examination centers will remain the same, and all logistical arrangements will continue as previously planned.
The federal government has announced on Tuesday that Wednesday, May 28, will be a public holiday to commemorate Youm-e-Takbeer, according to national media reports.
Details indicate that Youm-e-Takbeer will be celebrated as a national public holiday. In December 2024, May 28 was added to the list of general holidays.
Notably, Youm-e-Takbeer commemorates the anniversary of Pakistan’s nuclear testing, which were carried out in reaction to India’s nuclear tests in the Chagai district of Balochistan on May 28, 1998.
Pakistan became the seventh nuclear-armed state in the world and the first in the Muslim world as a result of these tests.
As a sign of strategic strength and national pride, the day is celebrated across the country.
All government offices, including local councils and related departments, would be closed on that day, according to the notification.
